In a disappointing move, the House leadership refused to allow consideration of any animal welfare-related amendments to the Farm Bill on the House floor, but left in the dangerous, overreaching "King amendment." Instead of allowing a fair and open debate on amendments to give more room to egg-laying hens, protect horses from abusive soring, and ending the cruel slaughter of horses to export their meat overseas, the House leadership shut out consideration of these bipartisan popular issues, and instead allowed the King amendment to remain in the Farm Bill. The language in the King amendment is so broad that it could repeal state laws on farm animal confinement, horse slaughter, puppy mills, shark finning, and a wide range of other concerns from food safety to child labor to the environment. To protect these important animal protection laws, Congress must now stop the Farm Bill in its tracks.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:26:09 +0000
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